
Libby Flavin, MSW, LCSW
"You don't know how strong you are until you do the thing you are most afraid of."

Libby Flavin, MSW, LCSW
"You don't know how strong you are until you do the thing you are most afraid of."
Libby Flavin, MSW, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Van Dusen Nutrition®. Libby currently works full-time in the Needham office and sees clients for individual psychotherapy sessions.
Libby’s mission is to provide a safe space for individuals to reclaim the aspects of their lives that an eating disorder has taken away from them. Her approach is authentic, non-judgmental, and honest. Libby believes in full recovery and that by trusting the process and bettering relationships with self and others, it is possible.
Libby received a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences with a minor in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island. She then completed her MSW at Boston College, specializing in mental health. Libby’s clinical internships consisted of in-home therapy services, academic counseling, and eating disorders at both the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care.
Following her graduation from Boston College, Libby then went on to continue developing her skills in the treatment of eating disorders at Walden Behavioral Care in Braintree, MA where she ran group therapy, meal monitoring, and provided individual and family therapy to adolescents and young adults.
Libby is an active member of the National Association of Social Workers and Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association.
Specialties
Eating DisordersDisordered EatingWeight and Body Concerns
Subspecialties
- Family-Based Treatment (FBT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- HAES® – Health at Every Size
- Non-Diet Approach
- Mindfulness
- Negative Body Image
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Family-Based Treatment (FBT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- HAES® – Health at Every Size
- Non-Diet Approach
- Mindfulness
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Negative Body Image